LING 100-01 10479 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
Days: M W F
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Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm
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Room: HUM 314
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Instructor: STAFF
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*Registration limit has been adjusted to save 15 seats for incoming FYs*
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The aim of this course is to make you aware of the complex organization and systematic nature of language. You will be studying yourself and those around you, since you are all language users. Most of your knowledge of language, however, is unconscious, and earlier education may have given you confusing or misleading notions about language. This course is intended to clarify your ideas about language and bring you to a better understanding of its nature. You will learn more about how languages work by observing and analyzing language(s) (from people you know, from yourself, videos, in-class data sets, social media, texting etc.) By the end of the course you should be familiar with some of the terminology and techniques of linguistic analysis and be able to apply this knowledge to the description of different languages.
General Education Requirements:
Writing WP
Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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LING 104-01 10480 |
Sounds of the World's Languages |
Days: T R
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Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am
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Room: HUM 400
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Instructor: Christina Esposito
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*Permission of instructor required; registration limit has been adjusted to save 8 seats for incoming FYs*
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In this course you will be trained to produce and recognize (almost) all the speech sounds which human languages make use of, and to develop a systematic way of analyzing and recording them. We will learn how to transcribe data in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Class time will focus on practicing perceiving and producing the speech sounds found in spoken languages (vowels, tones, trills, clicks, etc). Each student will have the opportunity to conduct research on the phonetics of a language of their choice, working closely with a native-speaking consultant. This course is recommended for students of languages, linguistics, theater, music and anyone who wants to become more aware of their (and other people's) pronunciation.
General Education Requirements:
Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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LING 194-01 10481 |
Introduction to Computational Methods in Linguistics |
Days: M W F
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Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm
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Room: HUM 213
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Instructor: STAFF
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with COMP 194-01 (10482); registration limit has been adjusted to save 5 seats for incoming FYs*
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This course will introduce practical skills for carrying out linguistic research with computational methods. Students will learn to utilize corpus software, regular expressions, Python, and large language models for language data processing and dataset creation. They'll also explore computational methods for data interpretation. The course will cover various language data types, including text corpora, social media content, and speech data. While a basic understanding of linguistics and Python programming will be beneficial, it is not a prerequisite.
General Education Requirements:
Quantitative Thinking Q1
Distribution Requirements:
Natural science and mathematics
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LING 205-01 10483 |
Phonology |
Days: T R
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Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm
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Room: HUM 214
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Instructor: Marianne Milligan
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Phonology is the study of how sounds and/or signs pattern in language, i.e. how they are organized into perceptual categories. In this class we will look at data from a wide variety of languages and analyze them using several formal theories to find patterns and generalizations about phonological contrasts and alternations. In the process, students will evaluate the explanatory strengths of each theory. The class will emphasize the analytical skills used in solving problem sets and on how to present and justify an analysis of the dataset. Prerequisite(s): LING 104
General Education Requirements:
Quantitative Thinking Q1
Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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LING 282-F1 10472 |
Language and Identity in Japanese, Asian American, and Other Communities |
Days: T R
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Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am
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Room: HUM 110
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Instructor: Satoko Suzuki
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*First-Year Course Only; cross-listed with JAPA 282-F1 (10470), ASIA 282-F1 (10471)*
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This course aims to investigate the complex relationship between language and identity in Japanese, Asian American, and other diasporic communities. Language plays a significant role in conveying one's identity, as do other semiotic means such as clothing. By exploring scholarship that considers language as it relates to identity, students will discover how speakers/writers use their agency in expressing their identity and how identity emerges as a social and cultural phenomenon. They will learn about multiple interrelated factors that affect how speakers/writers view and use language such as race, ethnicity, nationality, and multilingualism. No knowledge of Asian languages is required.
General Education Requirements:
Writing WA
Internationalism
Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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LING 300-01 10484 |
Linguistic Analysis |
Days: W
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Time: 07:00 pm-10:00 pm
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Room: HUM 216
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Instructor: Christina Esposito
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The first prerequisite to understanding a linguistic message is the ability to decipher its code. This course is training in the decoding of grammar. Through practice in problem-solving, you will develop expertise in the grammatical systems of a wide sample of the world's language types. Prerequisite(s): LING 100 - Introduction to Linguistics, plus one of LING 200 - Syntax or LING 205 - Phonology.
General Education Requirements:
Writing WA
Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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LING 309-01 10793 |
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am
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Room: HUM 212
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Instructor: Claire Lozano
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with SPAN 309-01 (10792)*
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A linguistic survey of the Spanish language aimed at improving pronunciation and increasing comprehension of the structure of the language, deepening students' understanding of the sound system, word formation, grammar and meaning. Study will emphasize phonetics and provide an introduction to transcription, phonology, morphology and syntax, as well as provide an overview of linguistic change and geographic variation. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic and Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 or SPAN 306 or consent of instructor.
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Distribution Requirements:
Humanities
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LING 336-01 10867 |
Japanese Sociocultural Linguistics |
Days: T R
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Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm
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Room: HUM 110
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Instructor: Satoko Suzuki
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*Cross-listed with JAPA 336-01 (10866), ASIA 336-01 (10868)*
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This course aims to give students the opportunity to find the joy of analyzing Japanese language by enhancing their understanding of its complex and rich sociocultural meanings. In Japanese language courses, students learn the norms (i.e., what is considered to be correct and proper) regarding honorifics, speech levels, orthography, the so-called gendered language, and other linguistic forms. In this linguistics course, they will find out how actual speakers/writers observe or deviate from the norms to create sociocultural meanings and how the adherence to or subversion of the norm often reflects language ideologies. In the process they will reflect on their own as well as others' speech and writing, and learn how to critically evaluate and analyze language in the media. In addition to reading and discussing academic articles in English, students will collect and analyze authentic Japanese data such as anime, TV drama, films, manga, novels, and blogs. Japanese Language and Culture majors who are juniors and seniors may count this course as their capstone experience. The course also fulfills the Asian Studies, Japanese, and Linguistics major and minor requirements. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 204 or permission of the instructor.
General Education Requirements:
Internationalism
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LING 375-01 10903 |
History of the Spanish Language |
Days: T R
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Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am
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Room: HUM 216
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Instructor: Cynthia Kauffeld
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with SPAN 375-01 (10801)*
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An overview of Modern Spanish as it has developed over time. Course will trace the historical evolution of the most salient phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical traits of Modern Spanish and will introduce some of the principle theories of language change. Concepts will be reinforced through work with authentic historical texts. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 309 or consent of the instructor.
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Distribution Requirements:
Humanities
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LING 394-01 10485 |
Topics in Morphology |
Days: M W F
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Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm
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Room: THEATR 201
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Instructor: Marianne Milligan
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What is a word? How do we make words? How does word structure differacross the world’s languages (language typology)? What is thedifference between inflection and derivation? How does morphologicalstructure fit into syntax and phonology? This course aims to answerthese and other questions by examining morphological phenomena fromacross the world’s languages. Students will explore the fundamentalconcepts of morphology and learn how to analyze and describe thestructure of words in different languages. Specific focus will dependon the interests of enrolled students but is likely to include indepth analysis of Algonquian languages. Prerequisite(s): LING 100 or permission of the instructor.
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Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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LING 394-03 10906 |
Natural Language Processing |
Days: T R
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Time: 03:00 pm-04:30 pm
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Room: OLRI 245
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Instructor: Suhas Arehalli
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*Cross-listed with COMP 394-01 (10512)*
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An introduction to techniques for working with natural (i.e., human) language, focusing on natural language text. We will focus on understanding the challenges inherent in working with language data, drawing from research on language from linguistics and related fields, and survey techniques that can be used to overcome those challenges. Such techniques may include: n-gram modeling, parsing, word vector embeddings, neural network architectures, model evaluation & interpretability, and the social and societal impacts of NLP, etc. Throughout, we’ll discuss application areas, which may include: language modeling, machine translation, sentiment analysis, text summarization, etc., as well as applications of these tools to questions elsewhere in the sciences and humanities. Parts of this course will give you hands-on experience implementing NLP models in Python using standard machine learning libraries, and thus familiarity with Python is expected. Prerequisite(s): COMP 221.
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Distribution Requirements:
Social science
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